Housing is such big deal in your life. Building your own is the ultimate experience. I’m here to show you how I did it and trust me you can do it too. My step one was buying land. I knew I wanted a minimum of 2 acres. I wanted to make it doable and for …

Becky talks about termites in a log cabin home, how the electrical is run, and how the plumbing is installed. The best way to avoid termites in your log cabin is to build your lag home up on a stem wall, don’t build it on a slab foundation. Then make sure you don’t have anything …

Becky tells her story of how she maneuvered her way into being mortgage free with no money. It’s worth putting in the effort to get mortgage free because living without that heavy burden on your shoulders is a great feeling. So many people are stuck in the rat race because they get a big house …

Today I would like to talk about living in a small house, 800 square feet. The absolute truth is, the reason we ended up in our small cabin is mostly because of money. Not that that is a bad thing. After all we were trying to lower debt and scale back on our cost of …

The number one question I get is, “What log cabin company did you use”? That is a good question because building a log cabin kit is a huge investment. There is no one answer that fits all because things always change. We all live in different places. What works for one might not be a …

#205 Becky shows you how to fix the air volume control gauge on her well water tank, plays with her new baby pony, and hammers in the grounding rods for her log cabin electrical. NOTE: You can see all the details on the float type air volume control gauge for the water tank here. ( …

#202 Becky shows you the second part about insulating her log cabin roof deck with Icynene spray foam insulation, and becky reads your letters and answers your homesteading questions. I’m building my own log cabin. The step I’m on now is insulation. Even with a log cabin you need to insulate the attic and the …

#124 In this episode Becky answers the question: How long does building a log cabin take? She talks about the spring garden on the homestead and answers your homesteader questions and gives encouragement and advice.